Ukraine region rejects shale gas project

EurActiv reported that a shale gas deal in Ukraine hit a setback on the 20 August 2013 (20 August) when the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council rejected the government's draft production-sharing agreement with US energy company Chevron amid warnings by nationalists regarding likely damage to the environment.

ESO: Background information: Ukraine readies giant shale gas deal with Shell http://www.europeansources.info/record/ukraine-readies-giant-shale-gas-deal-with-shell/

Chevron Ukraine: Pursuing an energy-rich future http://www.chevron.ua/en/default.aspx?utm_campaign=Ukraine_Shale_-_English&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_term=Ukraine_Shale_Gas&utm_content=sTD0Vf9J7_dc|pcrid|19965482449|pkw|ukraine%20shale%20gas|pmt|e

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